I'm just an ordinary person passing by.

In contrast to the fact that there is no one in charge on the side of the Great Universe, the mastermind behind the scenes is undoubtedly in charge.

Now that the person in charge has raised his hand, no matter what they think, they still look towards the mastermind behind the scenes.

After a brief silence, the mastermind behind the scenes turned and left.

Although His figure, with His back to the universe, said nothing, there was no doubt that He had chosen to retreat.

"Ugh, this is really troublesome. Are we retreating already? We've only just started to make a few gains."

"That's enough. We've destroyed a vast universe, which has weakened the enemy considerably. We've already gained an advantage. Moreover, neither side's power has been completely broken yet. If we were to fight again, there would inevitably be casualties among us."

"Win and run, fight and leave... I actually quite like this style."

"It feels like an unfair victory...it's really unpleasant."

"Ha, what do you mean by 'unfair victory'? What are we? I'm a bad guy, a villain, unlike those who just talk the talk. We're the kind of guys who, when we want to kill someone, the thought pops into our heads and that person is already dead. Unfair victory? You're probably not one of us."

"Haha, that's right... Although it wasn't quite as satisfying as we hoped, after killing one of them, we wanted to leave, and they couldn't stop us!"

A group of terrifying beings laughed so loudly as they followed in the footsteps of the mastermind and calmly departed before the vast universe.

Without warning or alertness, he simply burst into unrestrained laughter, and then... vanished without a trace!

Watching those guys leave, many universes couldn't help but frown, and a sense of dissatisfaction rose in their hearts.

"Are we just going to let them leave like this?"

"Damn it, we've lost one of our men!"

"If we don't get something back, we'll suffer a huge loss!"

"How can we win? We're down one fighter. We could have had a slight advantage, but now we're evenly matched. Even if we could gain a little more advantage, what can we do? Are we going to fight to the death, until only one or two of us are left?"

"......hateful!"

The people on the other side of the Great Universe were very unwilling. They watched those guys leave calmly, but they couldn't stop them. It was too unfair.

But what can you do if you're unwilling to accept it?

That's just the way it is... rushing in again would only result in mutual destruction.

Countless people gritted their teeth in frustration. They glanced at the enemy before them with resentment, then could only swallow their humiliation and quietly leave.

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Above the Ultraman universe, countless universes sent their representatives to gather. They looked at the white curtain lying before them, completely black and lifeless, and fell silent.

They indeed suffered heavy losses in this battle.

As a free agent, Bai Mu is able to offer them sufficient advice and even do dangerous things because his own universe does not participate in the war and he has met and communicated with the mastermind behind the scenes.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Bai Mu vaguely seemed to be acting as a strategist here.

The universes are also very concerned about such a person.

But unexpectedly, this battle resulted in the direct loss of White Curtain!

The cost was too high, too great. They lost the White Curtain and the personnel who went to explore. What should they do next?

And who will step forward to lead them?

"...This time, we have lost."

The King of Ultra said this with regret and remorse.

He was right in front of Bai Mu, on that battlefield, yet he couldn't offer Bai Mu any help. He could only watch helplessly as Bai Mu died in battle. The feeling was truly unbearable...

"We've been tricked... We've all become prey. It was Bai Mu who risked everything to protect us... We... all owe him our lives..."

Those who had just been on that battlefield fell silent involuntarily.

They clenched their fists and lowered their heads.

King Ao's words are an undeniable fact... If Bai Mu hadn't done everything in his power to hold off the mastermind, the mastermind would have easily killed them. It wasn't a matter of evenly matched; the mastermind, at full strength, could have killed them!

Even if they weren't completely wiped out, they would certainly have suffered heavy losses.

Once their battlefield is severely weakened and the power of the universe is diminished, they are very likely to be invaded by the enemy on a large scale, and at that time, they may really be annihilated.

The white curtain changed everything.

He retained most of the power of the universes, but the price was himself and his universe...

"hateful!"

They...couldn't help but curse like that.

In fact, from the perspective of the universe, the revival of life is quite simple.

Look at any universe, which one can't do this?

The dead can be resurrected, the dead can be brought back to life, and the dead can be immortalized... Any one of these can be achieved in the vast universe.

However... what the greater universe can do is in comparison to those beings below or within the greater universe.

Life outside the vast universe... once destroyed, can never be revived.

The birth of the universe was a miracle of life, and a miracle is a miracle precisely because it is so rare that it cannot be changed by human power.

Therefore, Bai Mu is now severely injured, his life and vitality completely extinguished. No matter how unwilling the universes are, they cannot bring Bai Mu back to life...

"This child... was originally a being in my universe... but He took him away not long ago... I thought He had discovered some secret about this child, but..."

Looking at the deceased Bai Mu, the original universe was filled with countless thoughts and didn't know what to say.

At first, He felt He had lost out, but now He realizes He didn't lose out at all; He actually gained... He gained the lives of countless universes... He gained this chance to fight to the death...

But such an opportunity lies within the white curtain, and within the life of that vast universe...

The entire universe present was plunged into silence and sorrow...

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At this very moment, in a gray and hazy space.

The white curtain lay quietly here. This space had no distinction between up, down, left, or right, no distinction between sky and earth. Everything was utterly empty... everything seemed utterly... chaotic.

Here, nothing exists; here, everything exists.

This place is a perfect contradiction, a perfect opposition, yet also a perfect harmony.

The white curtain lies here quietly, as if it were sleeping peacefully.

Not far from him, a sphere emitting light and tinged with fluorescence was floating...

"White curtain, white curtain!"

The sphere of light emitted specks of fluorescence, and a voice continuously emanated from it.

The voice called for an unknown amount of time before waking the sleeping man. He opened his eyes, having been in a quiet slumber.

Then, he saw the point of light appear before his eyes.

Although it was the first time he had seen such a light spot, Bai Mu still recognized who the light spot in front of him was.

"...Commander? What are you dressed like? And where am I?"

Bai Mu blinked and subconsciously looked around. He didn't realize that he, who was originally lying down, suddenly felt like he was standing.

A hint of doubt flickered in his eyes, and then...

"You are... dead now."

The light sphere... that is, the current system, said this.

"Dead...?"

Bai Mu was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. He seemed to be a little unaware of what had happened. However, after the voices calmed down for a while, Bai Mu couldn't help but realize that he was indeed dead.

"So that's how it is... Am I dead...?"

He recalled his battle with the mastermind, the mastermind's overwhelming power, and the moment he was struck by an attack capable of destroying the universe.

He confirmed once again that he was dead.

"Ah... what an unexpected turn of events... I never thought I would die... to die at such an age... this feeling... how should I put it, it just feels a little strange."

"The feeling after death... you can only truly understand it after you've died."

Bai Mu sighed, then sat down.

He crossed his legs, looked at the system floating in front of him, and couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm so sorry, Commander. I promised to help you solve this problem, but I never expected that I would be the one to die here..."

"By the way, are you alright?"

"You should be alright, right? You're just my commander, our lives aren't tied together. Even if I die, you shouldn't have any problems, right?"

The White Curtain is merely a representative of the Great Universe; its power is given to it by the Great Universe. Whenever the Great Universe so desires, it can reclaim the power given to the White Curtain and sever all ties with it.

In this situation, the White Curtain will die, but the Great Universe...system will absolutely not die.

only......

"I will die with you."

The system answered Bai Mu's question in this way.

"..."

"..."

"why?"

The white curtain fell silent for a long while before finally asking the question in a low voice.

"...I don't want you to walk alone..."

"If we die together, we'll have company on the journey. Now, aren't we going together?"

“You are my host, I won’t let you go alone… I’m not very good at saying things, but I just felt I couldn’t let you go alone, so I came along.”

Chapter 397 I...actually, there's something I can do for you too.

The system couldn't speak, and she didn't know what to say to Bai Mu. She just felt that Bai Mu couldn't die alone...